Nanako

Nanako

Nanako Matsushima, a Japanese model and actress
Pronunciation	Na-na-ko
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	It can have many different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Region of origin	Japan
Other names
Related names	Nana Nanami

Nanako (ななこ, ナナコ) is a common feminine Japanese given name.

Possible writings

Nanako can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:

• 奈々子, "Nara, repeat previous kanji, child"
• 菜々子, "greens, repeat previous kanji, child"
• 奈那子, "apple tree, unknown, child"

The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.

People

• Nanako Matsushima (菜々子, born 1973), Japanese actress
• Nanako Takushi (奈々子, born 1976), Ryukyuan J-pop singer
• Nanako Inoue (井上奈々子, born 1983), Japanese voice actress

Characters

Given name

• Nanako Dojima, a character in the video game Persona 4
• Nanako Hasegawa, a character in the manga and live-action series Haruka 17
• Nanako Itagaki, a character in the manga and anime series Fighting Spirit
• Nanako Kanazawa, a character in the manga and anime series Mahoraba
• Nanako Kuroi, a teacher character in Lucky Star
• Nanako Meino, a minor recurring character in the anime and manga series 'The Prince of Tennis
• Nanako Misonoo, the main character of the manga and anime series Oniisama e...
• Nanako Mizuki, a character in the manga, anime, and live-action series Great Teacher Onizuka
• Nanako Momoi, a character in the manga Your and My Secret
• Nanako Oohara, a character in the manga and anime series Crayon Shin-chan
• Nanako Shichigusa, the titular character in the anime OVA series, Amazing Nurse Nanako
• Nanako Saeki, a character in the manga and anime series The Flowers of Evil

Surname

• Maaya Nanako (魚々戸), a character in the manga and anime series Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō

See also

• Amazing Nurse Nanako, an anime OVA series
• nanaco, a prepaid and rechargeable contactless electronic money card
• Nanako SOS, a manga and anime series